FNS60222 Advanced Diploma of Accounting
CRICOS Code: 111557F
Course Duration 78 Weeks
The target group for this qualification are international students that require skills to be able to work in an accounting and/or bookkeeping firm/company. This course provides nationally accredited training in financial service-related activities under the guidance of Finance professionals as trainers and assessors.
The course has been tailored to include preselected elective units that meet current industry demands and provide the learner with a broad spectrum of senior managerial/supervisory skills and knowledge within the Accounting field in the Financial Services Industry.
The college has designed Advanced Diploma of Accounting course to reflect the role of a senior accountant, senior manager or an employee with high level financial decision marking responsibility working in an accounts/finance department of an organisation.
This qualification includes the requirements set out by The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) for registering as a Business Activity Statements (BAS) Agent from 1 March 2012 onwards and partially meets the minimum educational requirements for providing Tax Agent Services.
Furthermore, the electives selected in this qualification have been specifically chosen to suit current industry trends within the finance industry and aligns students with skills and knowledge needed in becoming a registered BAS Agent and partially meets the minimum educational requirements for providing Tax Agent Services.
Employment Pathway
After completion of this qualification students can work as Senior Accountant, Senior Accounts Officer, Office Manager, Financial Accountant/Manager, Senior Administration Manager, Budget Officer etc.
Pathways from the qualification
Further training pathways from this qualification may lead to a postgraduate or master’s degree qualification at a University.
Entry Requirements for Students
- All students must of the age of 18 years or over at the time of applying for admission
- English requirement:
- Entry into this course directly requires IELTS band score of 6.0 or equivalent in line with Department of Home Affairs regulations OR
- If the student is a packaged student, for example the student is enrolled to study in a ELICOS course before and then continue with VET course then entry into this course requires IELTS band score of 5.0 or equivalent in line with Department of Home Affairs regulations OR
- Successful completion of a qualification from an Institute where mode of instructions was English and where the course duration was no less than 12 months OR
- Completion of an approved English Language course.
- Academic requirements:
- Satisfactory completion of studies in applicant’s home country equivalent to an Australian Year 12 qualification is required for entry into this course OR
- Successful completion of a qualification from an Institute where mode of instructions was English and where the course duration was no less than 12 months
AND
• Prior to commencing this qualification an individual must have completed the following qualifications (or equivalent).
FNS50222 Diploma of Accounting; or its superseded version FNS50217 Diploma of Accounting or equivalent, provided the listed elective unit BSBTEC402 Design and produce complex spreadsheets (or equivalent) has been completed by those seeking to enrol.
- Mature age students will also be considered without the minimum education requirements but with a relevant work experience within chosen area of study and a demonstrated capacity to meet course requirements.
Units to Study
Core
FNSACC634 Monitor corporate governance activities
FNSINC611 Apply economic principles to work in the financial services industry
FNSINC612 Interpret and use financial statistics and tools
Electives
FNSACC602 Audit and report on financial systems and records
FNSACC601 Prepare and administer tax documentation for legal entities
FNSACC603 Implement tax plans and evaluate tax obligations
FNSINC514 Apply ethical frameworks and principles to make and act upon decisions
FNSACC606 Conduct internal audit
FNSACC608 Evaluate organisation’s financial performance
FNSACC609 Evaluate financial risk
FNSORG602 Develop and manage financial systems
FNSRSK612 Determine and manage risk exposure strategies
FNSACC613 Prepare and analyse management accounting information
FNSACC614 Prepare complex corporate financial reports
